It's late autumn in the yard, and the season of berries seems to have passed. All the blanks are made, in the cellar there are even rows of jars of vegetables and fruits, jam and pickles. But late autumn gives us another gift. This is sea buckthorn, which contains a whole bunch of vitamins, macro- and microelements, so necessary for our body for the prevention of colds.
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One of the most healthy berries in the world contains little sugar and a huge amount of vitamins. That's not all, sea buckthorn gives the body organic acids, which provide a tart acidic taste. It is a source of boron and iron, manganese and other useful substances. This is not just a treat, but also support for the body in the autumn and winter. A simple kissel from sea buckthorn helps to normalize the activity of the nervous system, has bactericidal properties, and is used to prevent diseases of the upper respiratory tract. The berry contains beta-carotene, it is used to normalize the digestive tract.
Simple kissel for every day
This berry is not particularly tasty, therefore it is eaten mainly as a vitamin supplement. To feed her baby without any problems, try to make sea buckthorn jelly. A minimum of time and effort, and an excellent result at the exit. You will need to take a glass of berries, two tablespoons of potato starch and sugar to taste.
First of all, you need to rinse and sort out the berry. All wrinkled, damaged must be removed to the side without regret. Now wipe it through a sieve or grind in a blender. The berry puree is ready, and while we remove it to the side. Sea buckthorn jelly can be prepared without sugar, but then it will not be too tasty. Therefore, focus on your taste.
Now you need to make the syrup. To do this, pour 2.5 glasses of water into the pan, put sugar to taste and stir. When the mixture boils, add the potato starch, then the berry puree and remove from the stove. Sea buckthorn kissel will be your favorite dessert in your family.
Prepare starch
I would like to dwell on this issue in more detail, because for many beginning housewives this dish is obtained with gelatinous lumps. In order for the jelly from fresh sea buckthorn to turn out impeccable, you need to adhere to certain rules. First of all, remember that you can’t pour dry starch into the syrup immediately. You do not have time to stir it and get a large number of lumps. Pour it into a separate bowl and fill with a small amount of water, mix thoroughly to get a homogeneous mixture.
Now you can start the final chord. Starch is needed so that the sea buckthorn jelly (the recipe with the photo clearly demonstrates the consistency) becomes thick. And how much, you can adjust yourself. Someone loves drinking jelly, others only eat it when the spoon is standing. In hot syrup, which stands on the stove, you need to pour diluted starch into a thin stream. As soon as the bubbles have appeared, you need to remove the pan from the heat. Now you have a gelatinous consistency, and you can enter the berry components.
What to do in winter
Of course, in the midst of winter it is impossible to get fresh berries, but this is not necessary. Kissel from frozen sea buckthorn is no worse, and most importantly, it can be constantly in the freezer. Of course, cooking has its own nuances. Berry must first be removed from the freezer and left for several hours. Now rinse it in a colander, let it drain. The berries must be wiped through a sieve or gauze, while the juice is collected in a separate bowl. We put it in the refrigerator. The mass that remained in the sieve is poured with boiling water and brought to a boil. Strain again through a sieve or cheesecloth. The broth can be returned back to the pan and seasoned with starch. After it cools down a little (for this it is enough to stand the pan for 10-15 minutes on a stand removed from the fire), pour in the juice that remained in the refrigerator. Quickly mix with a whisk. The recipe for jelly from sea buckthorn is very simple, but each housewife cooks it in his own way.
Liquid jelly
The proportion of products described above allows you to get a fairly thick drink that you need to eat with a spoon. And if you like drinking jelly, you will have to change them a little. Most often, children are prepared according to this recipe. In anticipation of the autumn cold, he will be very welcome. You will need two glasses of sea buckthorn berries, a glass of sugar (this amount can be both reduced and increased). In addition, take 3 tablespoons of potato starch and two liters of water.
Further, the whole procedure repeats the above. All the difference is only in the ratio of starch and water. It depends on what kind of jelly you want to get. Liquid can be poured into a glass, and a thick one is usually laid out on plates and eat with spoons.
Transparent jelly
It would seem that all options have already been exhausted. But no, every housewife has a little secret how to cook jelly from sea buckthorn. In particular, it can be prepared not only on potato, but also on corn starch. Their difference is that the first is transparent, and the second is pearlescent.
To prepare this recipe, you will need two cups of sea buckthorn berries and a half cup of sugar. Take a small saucepan, add two liters of water to it and put on fire. Separately, four tablespoons of starch, dilute with seven tablespoons of milk. The rest of the procedure is completely identical. Please note that starch can only be diluted with cold liquids, this also applies to milk.
Milk jelly
In the previous recipe, we already touched on the topic of adding milk to this dish. It gives a special tenderness, and if you like the taste, then be sure to try the following recipe. It will be especially useful for children and people suffering from high acidity of gastric juice. To prepare, you will need a glass of sea buckthorn jam, one and a half glasses of sugar, five tablespoons of corn starch and one and a half liters of milk.
First you need to prepare a syrup. To do this, boil milk with sugar and add diluted starch into it with a thin stream. Be sure to stir vigorously for 3-4 minutes. Now the most important thing. Take tall glasses and lay layers of hot milk jelly and cold sea buckthorn jam. Cool in the refrigerator - and you can try.
Dessert jelly
This dish is especially pleasing to the kids. To cook it, you need to take fresh or frozen berries, sea buckthorn jam is perfect . Milk-based jelly is very tasty. But if you want to reduce calories, then take water. Per liter of milk you will need 20 g of gelatin, 250 g of jam or chopped berries and sugar to taste. Cooking begins with the fact that the gelatin is poured with milk and left to swell. After that, it is poured into the remaining milk and brought to a boil. Pour into a mold and let cool slightly. When the jelly begins to thicken, put the berries in it and put it in the refrigerator until it is completely thickened.
Instead of a conclusion
Most recipes do not require heat treatment of the berry itself. Frozen or fresh, it is laid out in the prepared syrup just before turning it off. This is the main secret that allows you to save most vitamins. If you want to cook jelly quickly, you can boil the berries with sugar, pour in starch and remove to cool. But is it worth saving time when it comes to health benefits?